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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11171

8 October 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) state aid
Investigation into Amazon's tax regime in Luxembourg

Brussels, 07/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 October, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth investigation into another decision taken by Luxembourg regarding the corporate tax payable by Amazon.

In June, it opened similar investigations into decisions made by Luxembourg regarding Fiat Finance and Trade, Ireland for Apple and the Netherlands concerning Starbucks (EUROPE 11098).

Amazon's profits in the European Economic Area are essentially "centralised in...

Contents

HEARINGS OF COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE
(AE) ECONOMY: Katainen struggles to give substance to investment plan
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Federica Mogherini wants a true common policy
(AE) JHA:
(AE) COMMISSION: Timmermans - rescuing European project while there is still time
(AE) DIGITAL: Estonian Andrus Ansip passes test
(AE) FINANCE: Jonathan Hill more convincing at second hearing
(AE) CITIZENSHIP: CULT committee gives thumbs down to Tibor Navracsics
(AE) CLIMATE/ENERGY: Clear horizon for Miguel Arias Cañete
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY/JOBS: Summit to maintain momentum
(AE) STATE AID: Investigation into Amazon's tax regime in Luxembourg
(AE) ECONOMY: Corner of veil over divison of responsibilities at Commission lifted
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE: Proposal to encourage low carbon transport fuels
(AE) ENERGY: EU still confident about short-term security of supply
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Dacian Ciolos rebuked over CAP reform and Russian ban
(AE) JHA: Triton border control operation takes shape
(AE) COHESION: OECD confirms increasing gap between regions since crisis
(AE) COHESION: Finland partnership agreement signed, ten others to follow
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Customs fraud and information security negotiations
(AE) CUSTOMS: REPLICA operation seizes 1.2 million counterfeit products
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: TTIP technical negotiations still on track
(AE) FYROM: Commission threats to opening of negotiations
(AE) MALI: EU condemns murderous attack on UN peace-keeping soliders
(AE) RUSSIA:
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) OECD: Forget next elections, look further ahead, Gurria tells PACE
(AE) PACE: EBRD must contribute to democratic progress where it operates